KEYPAC (Ken Yager)
Registered Apr 2016 · Treasurer: Sean Hensley · Kingston, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $55,000.00 | $192,705.67 | $24,100.00 |
| 2025 | $137,040.40 | $37,925.18 | $9,000.00 |
| 2024 | $99,750.00 | $228,253.57 | $9,200.00 |
| 2023 | $87,600.00 | $66,212.50 | $30,000.00 |
| 2022 | $100,600.00 | $52,728.82 | $16,500.00 |
| 2021 | $98,500.00 | $11,419.43 | $6,250.00 |
| 2020 | $98,150.00 | $65,503.97 | $13,781.11 |
| 2019 | $106,800.00 | $49,038.07 | $14,500.00 |
| 2018 | $114,250.00 | $98,414.99 | $22,900.00 |
| 2017 | $62,050.00 | $60,609.47 | $36,000.00 |
| 2016 | $142,020.00 | $24,338.52 | $5,000.00 |
| All years | $1,101,760.40 | $887,150.19 | $116,700.00 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $887,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $373,694 (42%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
Why this number?
Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.
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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).
| Operating / overhead spending | $373,694 |
| Contributions to candidates | $255,931 |
- Operating & other $373,694 42%
- To other PACs $256,525 29%
- To TN candidates $255,931 29%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,000 0.1%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrell Haile † | Tennessee Senate, District 18 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Kerry Roberts † | Tennessee Senate, District 23 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Todd Gardenhire † | Tennessee Senate, District 10 | Rep. | $7,200.00 |
| Becky Duncan Massey † | Tennessee Senate, District 06 | Rep. | $7,000.00 |
| Mark Pody | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $7,000.00 |
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
| Bill Powers † | Tennessee Senate, District 22 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
| Dawn White | Tennessee Senate, District 13 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
| J. Adam Lowe | Tennessee Senate, District 01 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
| Richard M. Briggs | Tennessee Senate, District 07 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $255,931 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $116,700. Of the $139,231 difference, $73,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $65,531 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).
Its filing also reports $73,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Reeves, William S. $9,000.00
- Dickerson, Steven $7,200.00
- Kelsey, Brian $6,500.00
- Bell, Mike $6,000.00
- Gresham, Dolores $6,000.00
- Niceley, Frank $4,000.00
- Lundberg, Jon $3,250.00
- Ketron, Bill $2,000.00
- Swann, Art $2,000.00
- Templeton, Jai $2,000.00
- …and 43 more recipients
Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Senate Republican Caucus | $130,000.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $102,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $12,000.00 |
| Campbell County Republican Party | $2,375.00 |
| BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs) | $2,000.00 |
| MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Lobbist Association | $2,000.00 |
| BECPAC (Becky Massey) | $1,000.00 |
| Nash PAC | $1,000.00 |
| Tennesseans for Greater Accountability | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Scott, Tim | South Carolina | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donation | $132,743.00 |
| Mailings | $80,159.80 |
| Professional Services | $53,456.20 |
| Fundraising Expenses | $25,369.00 |
| Issued-Based Polling | $13,187.50 |
| Entertainment For Charitable Event | $8,000.00 |
| Donation-Charity Event | $5,300.00 |
| Donation-Scholarship | $5,000.00 |
| Sponsor-Breakfast Tn Lobbyists Convention | $4,031.86 |
| Food | $3,319.82 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Dog Strategies | Mailings | 07/21/2026 | $80,159.80 |
| Morgan County Fair Association | Donation | 07/16/2024 | $28,700.00 |
| Public Opinion Strategies | Issued-Based Polling | 10/30/2023 | $13,187.50 |
| Campbell County Children's Center | Donation | 05/30/2024 | $10,000.00 |
| Oliver Springs Historical Society | Donation | 03/13/2026 | $10,000.00 |
| Rachel Barrett & Company, LLC | Fundraising Expenses | 04/11/2024 | $8,080.00 |
| Fortune, Jimmy | Entertainment For Charitable Event | 11/16/2018 | $8,000.00 |
| Oliver Springs Historical Society | Donation | 05/01/2024 | $8,000.00 |
| Rachel Barrett & Company, LLC | Fundraising Expenses | 02/03/2022 | $6,275.00 |
| Rachel Barrett & Company, LLC | Fundraising Expenses | 03/31/2023 | $6,075.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Daniel's PAC | Alexandria, VA | — | $61,000.00 |
| Tennessee Realtors PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $42,250.00 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC | Chattanooga, TN | — | $41,000.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $40,000.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | Brentwood, TN | — | $34,000.00 |
| Wholesalers Assn PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $30,500.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund | Brentwood, TN | — | $27,000.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | Nashville, TN | — | $26,000.00 |
| Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification | Nashville, TN | — | $21,500.00 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Washington, DC | — | $20,500.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $330,675.42 | $206,377.62 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $327,886.39 | $330,675.42 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $344,083.29 | $327,886.39 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $260,345.93 | $344,083.29 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $244,968.07 | $260,345.93 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $237,061.31 | $244,968.07 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $225,425.45 | $237,061.31 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $209,067.83 | $225,425.45 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical | $326,519.83 | $209,067.83 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $366,326.02 | $326,519.83 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $374,471.64 | $366,326.02 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Amended Historical | $341,073.89 | $374,471.64 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $353,084.14 | $341,073.89 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $289,575.69 | $353,084.14 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical | $279,642.31 | $289,575.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $293,775.12 | $279,642.31 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $293,275.12 | $293,775.12 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $297,700.12 | $293,275.12 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $306,510.44 | $297,700.12 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Amended Historical | $219,025.44 | $306,510.44 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $221,704.87 | $219,025.44 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Amended Historical | $199,007.73 | $221,704.87 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $181,207.73 | $199,007.73 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $190,051.01 | $181,207.73 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $176,401.01 | $190,051.01 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $186,730.44 | $176,401.01 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $192,796.04 | $186,730.44 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Amended Historical | $180,932.34 | $192,796.04 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $138,514.16 | $180,932.34 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $140,514.16 | $138,514.16 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $142,774.56 | $140,514.16 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $175,745.13 | $142,774.56 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $151,825.13 | $175,745.13 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $110,792.46 | $151,825.13 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $118,883.57 | $110,792.46 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $112,116.36 | $118,883.57 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $117,681.48 | $112,116.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $78,418.98 | $117,681.48 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $73,744.98 | $78,418.98 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $41,500.00 | $73,744.98 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $21,000.00 | $41,500.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $0.00 | $21,000.00 | Source ↗ |